The saying goes that Kansas City in August is hotter than two rats in a wool sock, but it turns out the rising temperatures ...

Based on individual trends within cities, Washington was by far the leader in rat increases, followed by San Francisco, ...

Contaminated seafood and longer days aren’t the only consequences of climate change that people should be aware of. Many species, including bees and polar bears, face hardships due to global warming.

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth but scientists are ...

More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is dumping on major cities around the world, including in Canada’s ...

Using data from public rat sightings and inspections between 2007 and 2024, researchers examined 16 cities around the world ...

“This paper is by far the largest data-driven effort to ... about what makes a property less likely to have rats,” Richardson said. New York City’s recently stepped up rat-fighting, which ...

A new study published in Science Advances reveals that rat populations are surging in cities experiencing rising temperatures ...

Urban dwellers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam might have seen rats scurrying across their cities — and they're not imagining an influx. Rat populations ...

Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.